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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, February 10th, 4:05pm PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   10.8 ft 10 sec 98° 17-21 kt 90° 75.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 75.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   10.5 ft --- 93° 17-21 kt 80° 74.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   11.8 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 75.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 21 kt 90° 75.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   8.9 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 75.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   11.2 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 74.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   13.1 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 76.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 10 sec 174° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   4.9 ft 7 sec 135° --- --- 77.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   10.8 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 76.3 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 77.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   9.8 ft 9 sec 69° --- --- 76.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   12.1 ft --- 88° 19-23 kt 70° 77.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   11.8 ft --- 79° 21-27 kt 80° 77.2 °F Ipan, Guam   7.2 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.9 ft 7 sec 55° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 14 sec 348° --- --- 84.9 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 14 sec 321° --- --- 84.9 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Lower Limahuli NW (310°) 3-8 kt 1:30 pm  Tue 2/10 Common Ground ESE (120°) 7-14 kt 1:30 pm  Tue 2/10 Moloaa Dairy ESE (110°) 6-15 kt 12:45 pm  Tue 2/10 Hanamaulu NE (40°) 5-11 kt 1:30 pm  Tue 2/10 Lihue ENE (70°) 14-25 kt 1:00 pm  Tue 2/10 Nawiliwili Nos ENE (60°) 14-20 kt 1:24 pm  Tue 2/10 Poipu ENE (60°) 7-18 kt 1:00 pm  Tue 2/10 Lawai Ntbg E (90°) 13-21 kt 1:30 pm  Tue 2/10 Port Allen E (80°) 19-28 kt 1:00 pm  Tue 2/10 Makaha Ridge N (360°) 1-6 kt 1:11 pm  Tue 2/10 Mana NW (310°) 3-8 kt 1:34 pm  Tue 2/10 Barking Sands N (360°) 4 kt 1:00 pm  Tue 2/10 Puu Lua E (80°) 3-14 kt 1:35 pm  Tue 2/10 Puu Opae SE (140°) 6-13 kt 1:34 pm  Tue 2/10 Waimea Heights E (80°) 10-19 kt 1:35 pm  Tue 2/10 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 101313 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 313 AM HST Tue Feb 10 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 313 AM HST Tue Feb 10 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A strong high pressure system far north of the Hawaiian Islands will slowly drift eastward over the next few days. Trade wind speeds will gradually weaken from strong to gale force today to fresh to strong from Wednesday onward. Kauai Northwest Waters- 313 AM HST Tue Feb 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... TODAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 13 feet at 9 seconds and north northeast 5 feet at 11 seconds. Numerous showers. TONIGHT East winds to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 17 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East winds to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. THURSDAY East winds to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY East southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. SATURDAY East southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds, north northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds and south 3 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. Kauai Windward Waters- 313 AM HST Tue Feb 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... TODAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 11 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 13 feet at 9 seconds and north northeast 5 feet at 11 seconds. Numerous showers. TONIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East winds to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. THURSDAY East winds to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT East winds to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY East southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 9 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. SATURDAY East southeast winds to 25 knots. Seas 11 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds, northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds and south 3 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. Kauai Leeward Waters- 313 AM HST Tue Feb 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... TODAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds and north 4 feet at 11 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this morning. TONIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 17 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY East southeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY East southeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds, south 4 feet at 11 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. Kauai Channel- 313 AM HST Tue Feb 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... TODAY East winds 25 to 30 knots, easing to 20 to 25 knots this afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 feet, subsiding to 9 to 11 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: East northeast 12 feet at 9 seconds and north 4 feet at 11 seconds. Scattered showers. TONIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, rising to 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 8 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 8 seconds and north 3 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East winds to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and north 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots, rising to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY East southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds, south 4 feet at 11 seconds and north 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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